Ix. Proceedings. 
W. Foss, C. R. Holt, J. How & Co., J. W. Justican, Col. 
R. D. Knight, Le Grand & Sutcliffy A. Lightwood, W. 
Moginie, Geo. Payne, H. B. Pim, J. H. Pepler, G. Rodman, 
Jas. Rymer, G. Yuill, E. S. Whealler. 
Ordinary Meeting, December 15th, 1880. 
Joun Fiower, M.A., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The following gentlemen were balloted for and elected :— 
Mr. W. T. Malleson, Mr. A. Morris, Mr. John Frith, Mr. 
John George Bracher Brewer, Mr. John George Marks, 
Mr. George Newberry, Mr. Frederick Cheeswright, and Mr. 
Matthew Mawson. 
The PRESIDENT announced that the twelve volumes of the 
Archeeologia, and the Catalogue of Broadsides which were 
mentioned at the last meeting, had been received from Mr. 
William Drummond; also that Professor Rupert Jones had 
sent a box of fossils for distribution among the members of 
the Club; and that a box of zoophytes had been received from 
Mr. Henry Lee for distribution. Letters from Professor 
Rupert Jones and Mr. Lee, which accompanied the boxes, 
were also read. 
Mr. H. M. Klaassen and Mr. E. Lovett were appointed to 
audit the accounts for the current year. 
Mr. E. Lovett read a paper on “ Preparing and Mounting 
for exhibition Crustacea and similar objects” (see p. 78), being 
a description of the way in which the specimens which he 
exhibited at the last Soiree were prepared and preserved. 
Mr. E. StrakeER laid before the meeting a ‘“ Table of the 
Girths, Positions, and Estimated Ages of Churchyard Yew 
Trees in the eastern half of the County of Surrey.” ~(See p. 
80. ) 
The PrReEsIDENT called attention to a peculiarity which he 
had noticed in the claw of the middle toe in birds. (See p. 82). 
The following objects were also exhibited :—Mr. J. Berney, 
Star Fish; Mr. W. J. Fuller, Acarus sacharina (sugar mite 
from moist sugar); Mr. H. M. Klaassen, rocksalt crystals from 
Cheshire mines; Mr. E. Lovett, specimens of British stalk- 
eyed Crustacea, preserved so as to retain their natural colour, 
Pisa Gibsii, Paloemonide in a young state; Mr. W. L. Sarjeant, 
cocoanut three-quarters of an inch in diameter, group of 
Vorticelle; Mr. E. B. Sturge, glass and pith slides for use 
with opaque objects. 
